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**Approach:** Macro science, with a touch of botanical realism. **Palette:** D, bold color field.

Extreme close-up, shot from slightly above at a 30-degree angle, of freshly cut shatavari roots and dried ashwagandha root slices. The pale, tuberous shatavari roots show their moist, fibrous cross-sections. Beside them lie tan, rough-textured ashwagandha pieces with visible starchy grain. Both sit on a seamless saturated magenta backdrop, and a few fine powder particles are scattered across it. Soft, directional studio light from the left gives crisp highlights on the wet root surfaces and gentle, warm-neutral shadows with no blue cast. A tiny leaf of fresh green asparagus-fern foliage, in a hint of electric green, enters at the top corner. Shallow depth of field blurs the far root tips. The mood is vivid, confident and curious, with a clean editorial look.

Shatavari djeluje bolje u kombinaciji s ashwagandhom kod 135 žena

BY NOVA CHEN · 27. lis 2026.

Ajurvedska biljka koju su žene stoljećima koristile upravo je prošla kroz placebo‑kontrolirano ispitivanje, a rezultati su postali zanimljiviji kad se pridružila još jedna biljka. U studiji na 135 žena tijekom osam tjedana, ekstrakt korijena shatavari poboljšao je ukupnu seksualnu funkciju i zadovoljstvo u usporedbi s placebom. Kad je shatavari uparen s ashwagandhom, zabilježeni su i veći učinci na uzbuđenje, podmazivanje, orgazam, raspoloženje i osjećaj sreće. Sve nuspojave bile su blage, no eksperiment nije imao grupu s isključivim ashwagandhom, pa tvrdnja o „sinergiji“ dolazi s važnom napomenom.